Abilities

Pantheon - The Unbreakable Spear Playable Lanes: Top, Mid, Jungle Powerspike: Level 3 (Early Game) Cons: Power decline late game, vulnerable pre-level 3 Why Pantheon - Brief Introduction Pantheon is an early game champion which is able to dominate his lane for quite a while in early-mid game. He is best lane bully early game, because of his kit. His E is protecting him from damage of all sorts (Excluding Turret shots as of 10.25), which is making him invincible for all damage coming from in front of the shield.. His Q has high damage output against low health champions, especially while being empowered. Unlike other champions, his power declines quite quickly, so it's important to set opponents back as much as possible.

Pros

+ Powerful early game + High sustain + High mobility + Enormous damage + Great Roam potential

Pantheon is Early Game oriented champion, one of the best of it's kind. He is able to deal enormous damage to his opponents on the lane and thus destroying them, not giving them any change to escape whatsoever. He is able to roam from Mid to Top, from Mid to Bot, from Mid to any point in the map with his Grand Starfall. He is able to sustain any damage, thanks to his Aegis Assault which blocks all damage from one direction.

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Cons

- Falls behind late game - Unlike most champions, Ultimate won't help You fight Your lane - Won't be able to match up against most tanks - Very bad early game clear - Vulnerable while casting his Aegis Assault from behind - Will eventually get behind no matter how fed You are

Unlike most champions, Pantheon, unfortunately, falls behind in late game. He is and will get behind every champion in game eventually, no matter the score, thus he won't be as useful, that's why you should focus on the objectives. While casting his Aegis Assault, opponents can just go behind him and this ability won't stop any damage, thus you'd probably get killed easily.

PASSIVE ABILITY

Mortal Will (Passive): Pantheon gains one stack of Mortal Will when he lands a basic attack and/or his ability. He gainst full stacks upon starting the game, respawning and using his ultimate ability. Maximum stacks that he can have at once is 5. At 5 stacks, his next ability will be empowered, and stacks will be consumed.

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Q

Comet Spear Q : Pantheon's Comet Spear can be either Thrusted (tap) or Thrown (hold). While holding Q, Pantheon will charge for up to 4 seconds, increasing Comet Spear's range, while being slowed by 10%. When thrown, it will deal physical damage to all enemies hit, dealing increased damage against enemies below 20% of their maximum health, but having reduced damage by 50% against enemies hit beyond the first. Total damage is reduced by 30% against minions and monsters. When Thrusted, Pantheon will deal same amount of physical damage to all enemies hit, but will refund 60% of Comet Spear's cooldown. Thrusted damage is Not reduced against enemies hit beyond the first. While Empowered by his Mortal Will, it will deal an additional 20 - 240 (based on level) (+ 115% bonus AD) bonus physical damage, affected by the previous damage reductions, to all enemies hit. It will consume all Mortal Will stacks upon recasting.

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W

Shield Vault W : Pantheon can leap to the front of target enemy, dealing physical damage and stunning them for 1 second upon arrival. While Empowered by his Mortal Will, his next basic attack, landed within 4 seconds, will become unstoppable and will strike it's target 3 times, dealing 45% - 55% (based on level) AD physical damage per hit, up to 135% - 165% (based on level) AD. Each hit is affected by critical strike modifier.

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E

Aegis Assault E : Pantheon braces his shield in the target direction, channeling for 1.5 seconds as well as becoming slowed for between 0% - 25% (Based on his movement direction). Aegis Assault cannot be interrupted by crowd control. It can be recast after 0.3 seconds. For the duration, Pantheon is invulnerable against all damage, except Turret damage as of 10.25 patch, dealt by enemies from the target direction, and deals up to 100% AD physical damage in a cone to all enemies struck, reduced by 50% against minions. At the end of duration, or when recasted earlier, Pantheon slams with his shield, dealing physical damage. While Empowered by his Mortal Will, he will gainst 60% bonus movement speed for 1.5 seconds after slamming his shield. This used to be different. It used to increase duration from 1.5s to 2.5s and increase damage to 166.6% of Pantheon's AD over the duration.

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R

Grand Starfall R : With newest patch, being 10.25, Pantheon gainst additional passive from his Ultimate ability Grand Starfall. He gains armor penetration, based on ability's rank. Upon activating, Pantheon channels for 2 seconds, then leaps into the air, vanishing and becoming immune to crowd control, until he reappears. While in the air, he channgels again for 2.45 seconds and grants sight around the target location 0.5 seconds into the channel. After 1.125 seconds into the channel, Pantheon prepares for landing by marking his destination with his spear. The spear deals 40 - 190 (based on Comet Spear's rank) (+ 115% bonus AD) physical damage to enemies in an area and slows them by 50% for 2 seconds. Then Pantheon crashes down and creates a shockwafe that travels toward the target location, dealing magic damage to all enemies in his path, decreased up to 50% for those hit at the edges of the area. He then gains full stacks of Mortal Will after reappearing. Grand Starfall is put on a 30 seconds cooldown if the first channel is cancelled.

Divine Sunderer

The Collector

Blade of The Ruined King

Ravenous Hydra

Death's Dance

As the items and kits change so do builds for champions. So this is the newest build for Mid lane Pantheon. Everything else is outdated.

Doran's Blade

I always recommend starting Doran's Blade instead of Corrupting Potion because you're on Mid lane, not on top lane. You gain health, attack damage and omnivamp from it, which is great for laning phase.

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Corrupting Potion

Corrupting Potion is option only when playing against high poke champions or harder matchup, so you can sustain in your lane. Otherwise, Doran's Blade is better.

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Divine Sunderer

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Death's Dance

Death's Dance gives 50 Attack Damage, 15 Ability Haste and 40 Armor. Ignore Pain stores amount of all post-mitigation physical damage recieved, which is taken as damage over time true damage instead. Champion takedowns grant you 30% bonus movement speed for 2 seconds, and removes Ignore Pain's remaining damage, and heals you for 10% of your maximum health over the duration. Death's Dance is good on Pantheon if enemy team has a lot of Bruisers, so you can last more in that fight against them, and possibly do more than you could usually do.

Recommended as a fourth or fifth item to build.

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The Collector

The Collector gives 55 Attack Damage, 20% critical strike chance and 12 lethality. It's Passive Death and Taxes executes champions if you deal a damage that will render them under 5% of their maximum health and gives you additional 25 gold. The Collector is great on Pantheon because he can execute opponents with it with ease. He is already doing great amount of damage with his runes, kit and Eclipse, and The Collector is just a cherry on top of it all. You will kill squishy opponents in absolutely no time.

Recommended as a third or fourth item to build.

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Blade of the Ruined King

Blade of the Ruined King gives 40 Attack Damage, 25% attack speed and 12% life steal. It's Unique Passive makes his basic attacks to deal 10% of the target's current health physical damage on-hit, capped at 60 bonus damage against minions and monsters. Blade of the Ruined King is great on Pantheon because he can get the on-hit passive from the item proq easily and destroy opponents with it. It heals him, gives him attack speed and attack damage, thus making him incredibly strong opponent to play against.

Recommended as a second item to build.

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Ravenous Hydra

Ravenous Hydra gives 20 Ability Haste, 65 Attack Damage and 15% Omnivamp. It's Unique Passive makes basic attacks and abilities to deal 60% − 12% (based on distance) AD physical damage to other nearby enemies.

Recommended as a fifth or sixth item to build.

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Spirit Visage

Spirit Visage gives 10 Ability Haste, +450 health, 100% base health regeneration and +40 magic resistance. It increases all healing and shielding recieved by 25%.

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Black Cleaver

Black Cleaver gives 40 Attack Damage, 25 Ability Haste and +400 health. Dealing physical damage to an enemy champion applies a stack of Carve for 6 seconds, stacking up to 6 times. Each stack reduces the target's armor by 4%, up to 24% at 6 stacks. Also, dealing physical damage to an enemy champion grants 5 bonus movement speed per stack of Carve on them for 2 seconds, up to 30.

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Chempunk Chainsword

Chempunk Chainsword gives 15 Ability Haste, 45 Attack Damage and +200 health. It's Unique Passive makes when dealing physical damage to someone to apply 40% Grievous Wounds to them for 2 seconds, increased to 60% if the target is below 50% of their maximum health. Buy this Item if you're playing against a lot of healing champions.

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Dead Man's Plate

Dead Man's Plate gives +400 health, 40 Armor and 5% movement speed. While moving, build stacks of Momentum, granting up to 60 bonus movement speed at 100 stacks. Momentum decays by 3 every 0.25 seconds while immobilized. Basic attacks consume all stacks on-hit to deal 1 bonus magic damage per stack, up to 100. At maximum stacks, the target is also slowed by 50% for 1 second.

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Force of Nature

Force of Nature gives +350 health, +60 magic resistance and 5% movement speed. It's Unique Passive makes that whenever you take ability damage you gain 6 bonus movement speed and 4 bonus magic resistance for 5 seconds, stacking up to 5 times. It's a perfect pick if you're against a lot of AP champions.

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Serpent's Fang

Serpent's Fang gives 60 Attack Damage. It's Passive grants you additional +18 lethality, and It's Unique Passive makes your Basic Attacks and Abilities to deal 70 (+ 40% bonus AD) bonus physical damage against shielded units.

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Serylda's Grudge

Serylda's Grudge gives 20 Ability Haste, 30% Armor Penetration and 45 Attack Damage. It's Unique Passive Slows by 30% units, to which you've dealt damage, for 1 second.

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Silvermere Dawn

Silvermere Dawn gives 40 Attack Damage, +300 health and +35 magic resistance. When activated, it Removes all crowd control debuffs (except Airborne) from your champion and grants 40% tenacity and 40% slow resist for 3 seconds.

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Sterak's Gage

Sterak's Gage gives 50 Attack Damage and +400 health. After dealing damage to or taking damage from an enemy champion, heal for amount of maximum health over 6 seconds. This stacks and refreshes per unique champion, up to 5 times for a maximum of healing for amount of maximum health over the duration. If you would take damage that would reduce you below 30% of your maximum health, you first gain a shield that absorbs 100 damage for 4 seconds, increased by an amount of maximum health per stack of Bloodlust, up to an increase of amount of maximum health at 5 Bloodlust stacks.

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Thornmail

Thornmail gives +350 health and 60 Armor. When struck by a basic attack on-hit, deal 10 (+10% bonus armor) magic damage to the attacker and, if they are a champion, inflict them with 40% Grievous Wounds for 3 seconds. Immobilizing enemy champions also inflicts them with 60% Grievous Wounds for 3 seconds.

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Wit's End

Wit's End gives 30 Attack Damage ,40% attack speed and +50 magic resistance. Basic attacks deal amount of bonus magic damage on-hit and grant you 20 bonus movement speed for 2 seconds.

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Youmuu's Ghostblade

Youmuu's Ghostblade gives 60 Attack Damage and +18 lethality. When activated, it grants 20% movement speed and Ghosting for 6 seconds. Out of combat, it gives 40% movement speed.

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Edge of Night

Edge of Night gives 50 Attack Damage and +325 health. It's Passive gives it additional +10 lethality and it's Unique Passive grants a shield that blocks next enemy ability. If you do not take any damage in 40 seconds, shield is refreshed.

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Gargoyle Stoneplate

Gargoyle Stoneplate gives 15 Ability Haste, 60 Armor and +60 magic resistance. When activated, Gain a 100 (+100% bonus health) shield that decays over 2.5 seconds and +25% increased size. Passive increases your bonus armor and bonus magic resistance by 5% for 6 seconds when a champion deals damage to you, stacks up to 5 times for a maximum of 25%. This stacks once per unique champion.

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Maw of Malmortius

Maw of Malmortius gives 50 Attack Damage, 15 Ability Haste and +50 magic resistance. If you would take magic damage that would reduce you below 30% of your maximum health, you first gain a shield that absorbs 200 (+20% maximum health) magic damage for 5 seconds.

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PRECISION

I prefer Press the Attack over Conqueror here, because early game, since you're early game champion anyway, You can easily demolish your opponent with PtA after 3 stacks. PtA can be instantly activated after Mortal Will empowered Shield Vault, and after that opponent will recieve enormous amount of damage due to PtA.

Triumph will restore 12% of your health, which is very useful, actually more useful than any other runes here.

Legend: Bloodline will allow you to have more Lifesteal by getting takedowns, which will help you a lot in every fight.

Coup de Grace deals extra damage to opponents with less than 40% of their Health, which will make your empowered Comet Spear more likely to execute your opponent.

Other alternative here is Taste of Blood, but I think that Sudden Impact is better, since it gives you +7 lethality for 5s, after dashing to the opponent with your Shield Vault.

Ravenous hunter is, I think, better than any other here since Pantheon needs extra heal while engaging opponents, which Ravenous Hunter does.

You shall go like this since you will get 8 ability haste, which will help you early, a bit of AD and give you some Armor to sustain more.

SUMMONER SPELLS - FLASH: You should always go flash on Pantheon, since You can easily escape or get closer to your opponents. IGNITE: I always go Ignite on Pantheon, both on Top and Mid, since it's great for trades and for killing opponents after engage. TELEPORT: I do not like, and do not recommend Teleport on Pantheon, since your Grand Starfall does exactly the same. Some people, for some reason, actually go Teleport, which can, but won't always, be useful in some situations. EXHAUST: You go Exhaust on Pantheon only on certain matchups, for example, against an ADC on mid lane, or any AA champion, or any high attack speed/movement speed champion, or high-output damage champions, such as Yone, Sett, or in certain cases Yasuo, when they play with bone plating.

Here are some tips about how to and what to do while playing Pantheon:

Shield Vault will be far more useful in any situation while being Mortal Will Empowered. If you need to get close to your opponent, don't hesitate to Flash.

As Aegis Assault no longer blocks Turret Shots, it is NOT advisable to tower dive anymore. Try and bait them out of their turret range to kill them safely. Also, if possible, try not to waste passive stacks on Aegis Assault anymore, because it won't do anything except put stacks on passive to zero.

Also one of the best things in this game is Target Champions Only. Make it togglable, and toggle it while fighting a Champion in a lane phase. You won't miss Shield Vault and hit minions instead.

Yasuo's Way of the Wanderer won't save him from Comet Spear's execute while below 20% health, so don't miss that opportunity.
When Yasuo throws Wind Wall just get close to him with your Shield Vault then tap your Q to Thrust your Comet Spear. Wind Wall won't save him from that.

Karthus' Requiem won't deal any damage to you, as long as you cast Aegis Assault towards him. Same goes for Urgot's Fear Beyond Death won't execute you as long as you cast your Aegis Assault before he second casts his Ultimate.